Dr. Julio Sicard Cerda runs a plastic surgery practice in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The clinic focuses on facial rejuvenation, body contouring, and breast reconstruction. It operates inside Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS). Dr. Sicard Cerda also directs IRECMA, a unit for natural-looking breast reconstruction after tumor removal.
He is a professor of plastic surgery at PUCMM university. He trained at Hospital Felicio Rocho in Brazil and did rotations at Saint Barnabas Hospital in the US. The practice is endorsed by the Dominican Society of Plastic Surgery (SODOCIPRE). The team handles post-bariatric procedures, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, and liposculpture.
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